Rocky Mountain Rally

Thursday, my dear friend Margareta met me at a Walmart in Salida, CO and we caravanned the whole 36 miles to Nathrop for the RVW Rocky Mountain Chapter’s awesome rally. Told her we had better pack a lunch! Hahaha!!!

Margareta and Argo, her amazing service dog.



The rally was being held at the Chalk Creek campground. Nathrop is nestled in the beautiful heart of the Rocky Mountains, surrounded by the “14ers” (14,000 foot mountain range).



When we arrived, we introduced ourselves to our hosts, who immediately made us feel welcome. They had a whole fun-filled weekend of activities planned for us. There were 8 of us there from the Texas Ramblin Roses Chapter. So it was like old home week again plus getting to meet new RVW sisters.



This was my view when I woke up Friday morning. It’s so refreshing to go to sleep listening to the creek.



Saturday, we had breakfast in a bag omelets. These girls like to eat too! ;)



Breakfast with old friends and new. This was just some of the group.



Following breakfast, we had rubber ducky races in the stream as a fundraiser for the chapter. It was a dollar a duck and the winner split the pot 50/50 with the chapter. It was a lot of fun and Argo came in second place and won $9.00!

Donna, one of our hostesses, sent 10 ducks downstream at a time to the finish line.







In the afternoon, several of us played ladder golf. I was paired up with my friend Judy, a sister Ramblin Rose. And we won! The Colorado girls didn’t take too kindly to the “Texans” winning and demanded a rematch ;) But that didn’t happen, so our win still stands :)



Then, we had an open house to show off our rigs. This is Ms. Belle, who is as unique as her Westfalia :)



The open house was followed by a potluck dinner, then a Win-it-in-a-minute game that was hilarious to watch and play. We also had entertainment by Susan Mooney, one of our very own Ramblin Roses who serenaded us with her guitar both nights and Saturday night we had a campfire and S’mores!

Sunday morning was our hitch up breakfast, hugs and cya down the roads. I think I can speak for everyone that we all had a great time. A hardy thank you to Donna, Sandra and Jillian for all their effort in hosting such an awesome rally!

Now it's onward to Ouray, Silverton and Durango!